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Patented Dec. 25, 1928.

UNITED STATES HUGH GEOFFREY COULSO N, OF NEWCASTLE, ONTARIO, CANADA.

PACK.

Application filed March 1, 1928. Serial no. 253,311.

. The invention relates to improvements in packs as described in the present specification and shown in the accompanying drawings which form part of the same.

In travelling to inaccessible spots where baggage has to be carried personally by the traveller, rather than using the customary pack wherein clothing has to be rolled or otherwise confined within a small space, it would be infinitely preferable to use an OIdl? nary suitcase were it not for the inconvenient handling when tramping through rough and sometimes virgin'territory.

The present invention, therefore, has for its object to provide a strap attachment for a suitcase whereby it may be carried upon the back in a similar manner to a packsack. The salient featureof this invention is that when the slings are not required they may be detached and placed within the suitcase.

Referring to the drawings, Figure '1 is an illustration depicting the manner in which the suitcase is fitted to the person and supported by the sling of the present invention. Figure 2 is a vertical elevation of the suit case showing the sling attachment applied thereto and the shoulder straps.

Figure 3 is a bottom view of Figure 2. Figure 4 is a similar view to Figure 2 but depicting the opposite side to that shown therein. Like numerals of reference indicate corresponding parts in each of the figures throughout the drawings. In the drawings, the reference numerals 10 and 11 designate a pair of straps which are permanently attached to a large ring 12 that is placed against one side of the suit-case intermediate of its width and in the vicinity of one end. These straps are passed around the suitcase and buckledtogether as at 13, Figure 4. Attached to the ring at the lower side thereof is a pair of longitudinal straps 14 which extend downwardly in diverging direct-ions towards the lower corners of the suit case andterminating just short thereof in small rings 15, which rings are permanently attached to the diverging straps.

16 is a further pair of straps one of which is connected to each ring and passed around the lower end 17 of the suitcase and from there upwardly on the opposite side thereof.

These straps converge as at 18 to a common point 19 and are there provided with a buckle 20 which is attached to a further strap 21.

In order to prevent the diverging straps 14 I i from working inwardly, they are provided with a pair of straps 22 one of which is connected to each of the rings 15 and then passed around the suitcase and buckled togetheras I at 23 similar to the straps 10 and 11.

24 and 25 are the shoulder straps which are,

buckled to the large ring 12 by buckles 26 and extend loosely therefrom to the small rings 15 and are connected thereabouts by buckles 27. straps that fit over the shoulders of the wearer are preferably made broad as shown at28 in order not to bind upon the wearer and discomfort him.

It will be seen that by this construction the shoulder straps can be readily slipped over the arms so that the shoulder portions 28 rest upon the shoulders while the narrower portions pass under the arms to the back. The buckles 27 provide for adjustment of the shoulder straps to conform to the wearers figure.

It has been demonstrated that by means of this attachment a suitcase can be carried with comparative case over a long distance. r

The portion of these shoulder Whereas the invention has been shown provided with detachable fastening connections in the form of buckles, it is nevertheless quite apparent that other detachable fastening means may be resorted to without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention,

and, furthermore, that the straps may be made of leather or any other suitable material for this purpose.

What I claim is A suitcase attachment of the class described comprising a large ring disposed against one side of the suitcase intermediate of its width and at the top side of its longitudinal centre, a pair of straps extending therefrom and encompassingthe suitcase, said straps being detachably connected together, a air of diverging straps extending downwar 1y from said. ring terminating Hill suitcase and detaehably connected to the converging straps, means for holding; the small rings in spaced relation, and shoulder straps attached to both the large and the small rings. Signed at Newcastle, Ontario, Canada, the 20th day of February, 1928.

HUGH GEOFFREY COULSON. 

